chased leaders, pushed along at times, ridden and no impression from over 2f out, eased over 1f out
pushed along early, towards rear, progress outer 4f out, disputed 2nd 3f out, ridden in 5th entering straight, soon weakened
prominent, led until headed halfway, close 4th 2f out, pushed along to go 2nd again entering straight, no extra in 4th inside final furlong
rear of mid-division on inner, 9th halfway, 8th 2f out, ridden in 6th over 1f out, no extra
chased leaders on inner, 3rd halfway, pushed along in 6th over 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace
chased leaders, 4th halfway, disputed 2nd over 3f out, pushed along and lost place over 2f out, soon no extra
slowly into stride, always towards rear, ridden and no impression from 2f out, never a factor
dwelt, held up towards rear, 9th over 2f out, progress on outer entering straight, 5th over 1f out, kept on to go 2nd 100 yards out, no impression on winner
tracked leader, led halfway, ridden to assert entering straight, clear over 1f out, kept on well, eased final 50 yards, comfortably
mid-division on inner, 6th halfway, pushed along 4f out, ridden in 7th over 2f out, kept on under pressure to go 2nd under 1f out, dropped to 3rd final 100 yards
mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden in 5th over 3f out, 4th over 1f out, kept on one pace
Take A Turn has won over hurdles around here and made an encouraging return to the Flat when narrowly beaten into third at Fairyhouse. He remains on the same mark while smart hurdler ROCKY BLUE (NAP), last seen winning a Grade 2 at Leopardstown on St Stephen's Day 2018, is also on a lowly mark and looks the one to beat if ready after such a long break. Powersbomb has mainly been chasing for the past two years but Sicario ran his best race for a very long time at Leopardstown and a repeat would see him in the firing-line. Harvest Bow will have found the ground too quick at the Curragh on Sunday while Sky Marshal, three-times a winner on the all-weather, raced in strong company over timber last year and should give a good account.
Squire's Tale (IRE) 200-1 (12-0) Waited with towards rear, a little slow at 5th, slight mistake 4 out and pushed along, one pace straight, 9th of 13, 29 1/4l behind Sneaky Getaway (12-0) at Roscommon 2m 5f mdn gd in Jun.
Harvest Bow (IRE) 40-1 (8-10) Towards rear, headway 4f out, 6th 3f out, improved to dispute lead briefly 2f out, soon ridden and headed, 4th 1f out, no impression, 6th of 18, 9 3/4l behind Dalton Highway (9-5) at Curragh 2m hcp gd in Jun.
Powersbomb (IRE) 18-1 (10-13) Always towards rear, mistake 7th and slight mistake next, no impression from 3 out, last of 7, 15 1/2l behind Fine Theatre (10-7) at Wexford 2m 4f hcp hvy in Mar.
Malbas 16-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along early straight, 5th and ridden over 1f out, no impression final 150 yards, 7th of 14, 3 3/4l behind Charcor (9-8) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Nov.
Sky Marshal (IRE) 12-1 (10-4) Waited with, last from 4th, some headway and kept on without threatening straight, 8th of 15, 21 3/4l behind Alfa Mix (9-13) at Navan 2m 4f hcp sft in Dec.
All's Quiet (IRE) 4-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear early, 5th halfway, closer in 4th 4f out, challenged on outer 2f out, ridden to dispute 1 1/2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 6th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Markhan (11-12) at Dundalk 2m hcp pol in Mar.
Angel Fish (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Uneasy in stalls, soon raced in 9th, no impression 2f out, weakened, 12th of 13, dist behind Maria Christina (9-0) at Naas 1m 4f mdn hvy in Nov.
Rocky Blue (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Waited with, not fluent 1st, 7th approaching halfway, closed from before 2 out, led approaching last, soon joined, quickly left in lead again and stayed on well run-in, won at Leopardstown 2m (1) Good - Yielding in Dec beating Chief Justice (11-1) by 3 1/4l, 11 ran.
Sicario (IRE) 10-1 (9-13) Went left from stalls and bumped with rival, pushed along briefly early, soon chased leaders, headway and effort straight, challenged 1 1/2f out, kept on without matching winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 17, 1/2l behind Dollar Value (9-2) at Leopardstown 1m 4f hcp gd in Jun.
Take A Turn (IRE) 7-1 (10-2) Rear of mid-division, headway into 7th 3f out, ridden in 6th 2f out, went 3rd 1f out, soon 2nd, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd close home, 3rd of 14, 1 1/4l behind De Mazzaro (8-10) at Fairyhouse 1m 4f hcp gf in Jun.
Ballydrislane (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) A little slow into stride, soon prominent and raced in 2nd, pushed along approaching straight, no extra from over 1f out, 12th of 14, 23 1/2l behind Power Drive (9-6) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Nov.
